“I could do an Ironman, no training.” (Page 4)

morey000 - 2010-10-24 9:36 PM Sounds like a terrific trade.
Save 500 hours of training, and it only costs you an hour of additional race time. 

UWMadTri - 2010-10-24 10:07 PM
We should have a "no-training-race."

Bunch of people...no one trains...fastest time gets bragging rights.

AndrewMT - 2010-10-25 8:25 AM I think we also have to realize the benefit of ignorance.  Those of us that hear about and talk about 140.6 races on a regular basis probably build it up to be more difficult than it is.  We respect the distance and put in the work to make it achievable.  This guy probably didn't realize he "should have" been intimidated by the distance.  That's a big mental hurdle that he didn't have to face. 

Bottom line, h?e's in top aerobic shape, so even without the specificity, he was able to push through.  Good for him???!

I'm a MOP sprinter and I'll bet any of you that I could play an entire soccer game with a competitive team. 

trigal38 - 2010-10-25 10:11 AM Check out his updated blog about the race:

http://briankuritzky.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/not-probable-but-possible/

mmrocker13 - 2010-10-25 10:36 AM Good thing it was for a good cause, as he totally suckered people. :p Would it be UNCOMFORTABLE? Sure. Is it possible? 100%. Most able bodied folks could do it.

mmrocker13 - 2010-10-25 9:36 AM Good thing it was for a good cause, as he totally suckered people. :p Would it be UNCOMFORTABLE? Sure. Is it possible? 100%. Most able bodied folks could do it.

dinabean - 2010-10-25 10:36 AM Just read his update -- and in case you were wondering, he's reading this thread!

http://briankuritzky.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/not-probable-but-possible/

ETA:  I don't think it is very smart -- particularly given the dangers of the swim for the unprepared or even the prepared on the wrong day, cf Fran Crippen -- but I am impressed and he proved his point regarding his general fitness and raised money for a good cause to boot.  Good on him.   My question is, will he put in the sport-specific training and see what he can really do?

tealeaf - 2010-10-25 11:16 PM

He's reading the thread because I left him a blog comment elsewhere and gave him a link to it.   

dinabean - 2010-10-25 10:42 PM

I guess it depends on your definition of able bodied.  I trained hard for a sprint, but I still couldn't get past the 2.4 swim, even if I could phone in the rest (and be in enormous pain afterward).  But, I am also fat and not in otherwise peak cardiovascular shape.  

Rogillio - 2010-10-25 10:35 AM ...but can he sing and dance?

AndrewMT - 2010-10-25 5:48 AM

Now those definitely require training!

tri808 - 2010-10-25 10:53 AM

wanna bet?

cstoulil - 2010-10-25 8:29 AM I didnt read through this whole thing, but i see a lot of people doubting the swim of this guy saying it's not possible without him training. What does everyone consider proper swim training for this?

I guess i think this comes from the fact that most people in the US dont know how to swim, but it's not hard folks.

I see alot are saying you need some type of training etc. or its not possible.

So what do you guys think this sort of training is?

Now I am in no means a great swimmer around 2:00-2:15 per 100. But what training have I had.

Well I took swimming lessons when I was 5-12 years old and was on a small town (iowa) summer time swim team up to age 15, longest event was 100 free, and did a couple tri's when i was 16 with 500m swims but i prepared for that all myself. so does this count as special swim training if i then don't swim for 15 years, but then i can jump in the pool 15 years later when i decide to get back into doinf tri's and I swim 1.2 miles in 50 minutes with little to no push off and no breaks on my 3rd workout getting back into it?

now i know thats not the same as the 2.4 distance, or doing it in open water, but i felt like i could go for as long as i want. I guess it's just a part of being comfortable in the water.

ohh i also decided one week before a race to swim as a team member for a local sprint this summer, this was when i did the 1.2 workout. for the race i did the 500 meter ows in 10:30 and this was without having done an ows since i was 16 years old, (15 yrs ago)

So do my swimming lesson i had when i was 5-12 years old count for training when i take a 15 year break and can jump in the water and still swim comfortably.

Or maybe the people doubting his swim, just didn't learn to swim until the were adults, or after they decided to start tri's,

I guess being comfortable in the water is the main key, to me swimming at my 2:15 pace is comparable to walking, i fell like i could go forever,

now maybe this guy took swimming lessons when he was a kid and doesnt have the fear of water it seems alot of people have on this forum.